Tsunami Preparedness along the West Coast, USA

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Tsunami Preparedness explains how and why tsunamis occur, how to know that a tsunami is approaching, and what you should do. These issues are addressed by scientists, emergency managers, and first responders.

Produced by the US Geological Survey.
Project coordinated by Walter D. Mooney (USGS, Menlo Park)
Filmed and edited by Justine Gesell (USGS, Menlo Park) and Kurt Loeffler (USGS, Menlo Park)

Funded by California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA), US Geological Survey (USGS), and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

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  • I wanted to thank you for this great videol! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it.

  • fucking great, they use my town as an example. i live in west hoquiam.  that is fucked.

  • me gusta el video pero podria ser traducido para mostrarlo a mis alumnos

  • i like this video and has great info. i live in San Diego, CA and i work at the beach. in addition, the city put a tsunami warning sign out of the blue. i honestly think that this is all happening for a reason. look at the facts, why, all of the sudden put that up when there hasn't been a tsunami in SD in years? look at the bigger picture and all the earthquakes latly. 2012 is right around the corner, and anyone who has different to say, good luck to ya on that date.....

  • No you do not crawl under a table! It has been proven that more people are killed under tables or furniture than beside them.

  • It addresses that right at the start - the only early warning signs that can be given are physical - there won't be enough time to respond officially so you are encouraged to get to high ground and evacuate hazard areas

  • This video is a good general overview, but does not address ondersea faultlines near the Pacific Coast, such as the Cascadia. Does the USGS et al have a video about such zones?

    Twenty minutes between quake and tsunami may be all some people have, as the Cascadia is less than 150 off the WA coastline.

  • nice video!

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